Originally Posted by
kaiotes
Let's see my inbound flight from LGA to dfw was delayed by half and hour. Outound originall was scheduled to leave 6min after scheduled flight now has been delayed for 40 min. Pilot originally says we got a minor delayed then it turns to Mechanics are looking for some screws. .... Were at your HEADQUARTERS you can't find a few screws for your most common aircraft. Still sitting idle Ina half empty plane.
I thought I'd read it was sorted out now, but usually when there's a delay finding some inconsequential-sounding part at a hub (or "waiting for the paperwork", or whatever), it's a work-to-rule slowdown by the mechanics.